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Solomon: A Communique From The Ghost Of Mark Twain
Commentary, January, 27 2002
Norman Solomon
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I see that I'm damn near legendary now; and since I died long ago, that's safe for all concerned.
Solomon: Ashcroft's Media Scam
Znet Article, January, 24 2002
Norman Solomon
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Even by Washington's standards, the ability of John Ashcroft to reinvent himself has been a wonder to behold. Just a year ago, squeaking through Senate confirmation as attorney general, Ashcroft found himself shadowed by his own praise for leaders...
Solomon: DETERMINED STRUGGLE BRINGS A RADIO NETWORK BACK TO LIFE
Znet Article, January, 20 2002
Norman Solomon
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The art of the deal is a media dream: Savvy achievers get to the top. Guile and artifice -- even outright deception -- may well be part of the game, but there's nothing like success. One way or another, money and centralized power end up calling t...
Solomon: In The Media Mix, What Happens To Music?
Commentary, January, 18 2002
Norman Solomon
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The last pages of a calendar remind us that life is fleeting. All we have at any moment is the present, filtered with memory.
Solomon: Bloomberg's Victory And The Triumph Of Business News
Commentary, December, 25 2001
Norman Solomon
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After billionaire Michael Bloomberg won the race to become New York's next mayor, the French news agency AFP noted that he "was among the first to see how the information age could serve investors in unprecedented -- and lucrative -- ways." Bloomb...
Solomon: Media War Without End
Zmag Article, December, 01 2001
Norman Solomon
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Media War Without End
Solomon: The World Series In A Time Of Crisis
Commentary, November, 02 2001
Norman Solomon
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The World Series provided a heck of a photo-op for George W. Bush when he threw out the first pitch one night, aiming at a large TV audience. For the most part, the game that followed was a pleasure to watch -- midway through a week that combin...
Solomon: War Needs Good Public Relations
Commentary, October, 26 2001
Norman Solomon
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For some people, war is terror, disaster and death. For others, it's a PR problem.
Solomon: Killing Them Softly: Starvation And Dollar Bills For Afghan Kids
Commentary, October, 13 2001
Norman Solomon
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The Pentagon's air drops of food parcels and President Bush's plea for American children to aid Afghan kids with dollar bills will go down in history as two of the most cynical maneuvers of media manipulation in the early 21st century.
Solomon: Media Spin Revolves Around The Word "terrorist"
Commentary, October, 06 2001
Norman Solomon
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During the first two days of this month, CNN's website displayed an odd little announcement. "There have been false reports that CNN has not used the word 'terrorist' to refer to those who attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon," the noti...
Solomon: THIRTY YEARS LATER, MEMORIES OF ATTICA CRY OUT
Commentary, September, 13 2001
Norman Solomon
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In a recent obituary about a former state prison official, the New York Times made a passing reference to "the bloody Attica uprising in 1971, which left 43 people dead." That's the kind of newspeak that presents itself as journalism while detouri...
Solomon: DESIGNS FOR A DIFFERENT MEDIA FUTURE
Commentary, August, 26 2001
Norman Solomon
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What we see is what we get, or so the adage goes. But when we see the designs of mass media, what do we truly get? That's a troubling question for those who wonder what the constant barrages of media-generated images are doing to our lives.
Solomon: A GREEN PARTY CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004?
Commentary, August, 15 2001
Norman Solomon
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Two years from now, the national committee of the Green Party will make a big decision: Should the party run a candidate for president in 2004?
Solomon: DANCING - OR YAWNING - ON THE GRAVE OF CARLO GIULIANI
Commentary, July, 27 2001
Norman Solomon
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After a police officer shot Carlo Giuliani in the head, Time magazine published a requiem of sorts -- explaining that the 23-year-old Italian protester pretty much got what he deserved.
Solomon: THE PENTAGON PAPERS: MEDIA PRAISE RINGING HOLLOW
Commentary, July, 16 2001
Norman Solomon
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When they challenged the power of the White House by claiming the right to publish the Pentagon Papers, the nation's two most influential newspapers took a laudable stand. During the three decades since then, praise for their journalistic courage ...
Solomon: AT COMMENCEMENT, JOURNALISM HAS A HAZY FUTURE
Commentary, June, 14 2001
Norman Solomon
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Today, departing from an institution steeped in modernity, you say farewell to a fine journalism school. Honored to address this graduating class, I will speak with uncommon candor about the wisdom of your training and the opportunities that lie a...
Solomon: SIMULATING DEMOCRACY CAN BE A VIRTUAL BREEZE
Commentary, June, 02 2001
Norman Solomon
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Few media eyebrows went up when the World Bank recently canceled a global meeting set for Barcelona in late June -- and shifted it to the Internet. Thousands of street demonstrators would have been in Spain's big northeastern port city to confront...
Solomon: Scrutiny Overdue for "White Bloc"
Zmag Article, June, 01 2001
Norman Solomon
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Scrutiny Overdue for "White Bloc"
Solomon: MEDIA AND VIETNAM: APPARITIONS OF INNOCENCE
Commentary, May, 08 2001
Norman Solomon
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Media commentators are split about Bob Kerrey and what happened 32 years ago in the Vietnamese village of Thanh Phong. Some journalists seem eager to exonerate the former senator. Others appear inclined to turn him into a lightning rod for nationa...
